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I'm a curvaceous redhead who nearly always has a book in one hand. I've got two kids. I know everyone thinks their kids are perfect, but mine really are; we regularly get complimented by strangers for how well-behaved we all are in public places like restaurants.

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Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Romance: 126 of 205

The car never even slowed down. With a muted thump, the tiny scrap of fur and bone flew through the air to land at Grace's stiletto-clad feet. She stopped herself just before stepping on it, the froth from her end-of-work latte slopping out of the tiny sip-opening on the coffee lid and onto the silk-wool blend of her skirt. ...
Home & Garden > Cleaning (Other) How to green clean your house: 9 of 13

When you live aboard a boat, you become very conscious of how your cleaning products affect your environment. There are few things more embarrassing than looking out your window to see bits and pieces washed off last night's dinner dishes floating in on the tide! You also become very aware of the amount of water used in clea...
Hobbies & Games > Card Games Explaining the popularity of Magic: The Gathering: 6 of 6

It was 1993, and several of my college friends and I had found this nifty little card game at one of the local gaming shops. Magic: The Gathering had just hit town. It swept through our group like wildfire. So, who were we to pick up a random card game with a catchy name? The game started with members of the college's Gaming...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Tips Parenting tips: Child safety in the library: 2 of 2

I have been working in libraries for a little over two decades now. The public libraries I've worked in have ranged from a small community branch to one of the busiest branch libraries in the state. You wouldn't think those two would have much in common, as they served very different populations and different functions withi...